CyRide goes
green with
hybrid bus
By Sara Schlueter
Daily Staff Writer
The
familiar
CyRide buses that
service the Ames
community
and
ISU campus are in
for a new makeover.
CyRide is joining
Rankin
the initiative to “live
green” and will add
12 hybrid buses, called “Cybrids,” to its
fleet beginning this summer and continuing into December.
“The guiding philosophy behind
this is to be aware of our impact on the
environment,” said Susan Gwiasda,
public relations officer for Ames.
The 12 hybrid buses cost $6 million.
“We have been wanting to do this
for a long time, and now we are able to
because of the federal economic stimulus dollars we were granted,” said Sheri
Kyras, CyRide transit director.
Federal stimulus dollars will be
the primary source of funding for the
buses.
The cost of one regular CyRide bus
is $380,000 — compared to $520,000
for an electric hybrid bus — but CyRide
officials think the cost is worthwhile.
“The [hybrids] give off one-third less
emissions,” Kyras said. “They are much
healthier for the environment, have
improved miles per gallon and they are

see CYRIDE on PAGE 6

The road to victory
Insight win
first since ’04
for Iowa State
By Nate Sandell
Daily Sports Editor
TEMPE, Ariz. — On Dec. 20, 2008, Paul Rhoads took over
a football program reeling from a two-win season and the
abrupt departure of its head coach. Rhoads made a promise
to his new team: The 2009 Cyclone football team would win
a bowl game. One year later, that promise was fulfilled. Iowa
State overcame four turnovers and a late surge from Minnesota to earn a 14–13 victory over the Gophers in the 21st annual Insight Bowl. The win was a fitting exclamation mark on
the Cyclones’ turnaround season — a season in which Iowa
State never had a losing record (7–6 overall).
Moments after the game clock expired, senior defensive
lineman Nate Frere summed up the team’s emotional reaction to the victory while wiping away tears.
“It was a goal that we set out a year ago, when Coach
Rhoads first got here. We’ve had some rough times here, and
to do it in this fashion is an indescribable feeling,”

Student involved
in fatal accident
over winter break
By Rashah McChesney
Daily Staff Writer
At about 7 a.m., just as the sun was
coming up on Dec. 30, Whitney Jean
Zimmerman, of Huxley, was driving on
Mortensen Road near the intersection
at Coconino Road when her car struck
Lyle Clapp, 71, of Ames who was crossing on the west side of the intersection.
Clapp was crossing on the side
of the intersection where there isn’t a
crosswalk.
The officer who responded to the
incident said it was the time of day
when the change from darkness to
dawn was just becoming noticeable,
said Ames Police Cmmdr. Mike Brennan.
“She just didn’t see him,” he said. “I
think it was starting to snow a little bit
and there was a car going eastbound
and a car going westbound, and it
could very well have been that headlights played a role in the incident as
well.
According to the news release,
Clapp was taken to Mary Greeley Medical Center and later Mercy Hospital in
Des Moines, were he died later that
evening.
“It’s basically just an accident,”
Brennan said. “Just a really unfortunate,
tragic situation.”
There are no charges being filed
against Zimmerman, and Brennan
said none would be.
“We had our traffic accident investigators come out and do their measurements and investigation and interviews with the witnesses and there was
certainly nothing that [Zimmerman]
was doing as far as speeding or driving
recklessly,” Brennan said.

ISU coach Paul Rhoads holds up the Insight Bowl trophy after Iowa State defeated Minnesota 14–13
in the Insight Bowl on Dec. 31, 2009. Rhoads fulfilled his promise that his team would win a bowl
game when he was hired on Dec. 20, 2008. Photo: Paul Connors/The Associated Press

Fans follow team to postseason success
By John Lonsdale
Daily Staff Writer
On Dec. 31, Cyclone fans young and old gathered
to cheer on their team in Tempe, Ariz., at Sun Devil
Stadium. Outnumbering Minnesota fans 8-to-1, Cyclone Nation was exhilarated and ready for a victory.
Not only was it the ending to a remarkable year,
but it was also the end to an interesting football
season. Cheering beneath the glow of the fireworks
overhead, the sea of cardinal and gold flooded the
packed stadium, the heat and energy radiating onto
the field throughout the players and coaches.
Cara Kjergaard, sophomore in agricultural business, watched with her brother and sister-in-law,

taking everything in. After a three-hour drive to a
hotel in Kansas City, Kjergaard flew out at 6 a.m. the
next morning and landed in Phoenix by 8 a.m., gaining an hour. Not only were Cyclone fans cluttering
her flight, but she says they were all over downtown
Tempe before the game.
As the halftime show commenced, Kjergaard
intently followed the marching band as it filed onto
the field.
From the stands to the field, Jake Faryan, freshman in mechanical engineering, had a very unordinary view of the game. As he and the marching
band took their first steps onto the turf of Sun Devil
Stadium, the crowd roared with excitement in anticipation for the show to begin. Unlike Kjergaard, Fary-

an traveled via bus for 24 hours with the marching
band. Although it was a long bus ride, the band got to
go to the game free of charge along with the everlasting memories they would gain from the experience.
“All of our fans and the band were so excited, and
we just played a bunch of songs, mainly the school
song,” Faryan said. “The experience was a little different since we had to practice a couple times. We got
the same excitement from the fans after doing our
‘Beyonce Dance’ as the first two times we did it. Just
all in all it was a ton of fun and an honor to be able to
play at the game.”
As the music concluded, the crowd stayed ener-

see BOWL on PAGE 6

Closings

Campus locks buildings to save energy
Winter storm,
building closures
create problems
By Whitney Sager
Daily Staff Writer
While students, faculty and
staff enjoyed winter break, the
ISU campus took a similar break.
From Dec. 24 to Jan. 3, the
university was partially closed.
The partial closing allowed buildings that do not experience much
activity during that 11-day period
to be closed or locked in order to
save money.
David Miller, director of facilities planning and management,
said 55 buildings were either
closed or locked during the partial closing.
“Closed means no one was in
the building and locked means it
was closed to the public, but there
may be a few people in the building working,” Miller said.
The partial closing was a way
to help deal with the budget cuts
the university has experienced
during the past year.
Vice President for Business
and Finance Warren Madden
said the estimated savings of the

university during the partial
closing reached
upwards
of
$120,000.
Madden
said Parks LiMadden
brary, one of the
buildings partially closed, lowered its energy
costs by 60 percent.
“For them, they labeled it as a
success,” Madden said.
The winter storm much of
Iowa experienced Dec. 24 and
Dec. 25 caused some problems
during the partial closing.
James Dorsett, director of International Students and Scholars, said some flights were delayed for international students
attending Iowa State for the first
time during spring semester.
Finding ways to safely transport these students from the Des
Moines airport to campus was an
issue due to poor conditions.
“That made it somewhat
more difficult for picking up students,” Dorsett said.
The cold weather also proved
to be bothersome for ISU marching band members when they
came back from their performance at the Insight Bowl in
Tempe, Ariz.

“I know when the band came
back ... there were some challenges getting cars started,” Madden
said.
Beardshear Hall was also
closed during this time, preventing new international students
from obtaining their ISUCards.
However, because International Students and Scholars
knew of the partial closing ahead
of time, the office was prepared to
deal with the incoming international students who did not yet
have an ISUCard.
“While a number of offices
were closed between Christmas
and New Year’s, plans were in
place to bring students in after
the New Year’s holiday and offices
were open and ready,” said Peter
Englin, director of the Department of Residence.
Overall, officials believe the
partial closing was a success.
“In general, we think we’ve
done a pretty good job,” Madden
said.
Whether or not the partial
closing will be something the university does again in the future is
unknown.
“I would expect there would
be significant discussion as to
whether something like that will
go on again,” Madden said.

Current budget reductions
‘unprecedented’ for times
By Jessie Opoien
Daily Staff Writer
“Now is the time to make
the hard decisions,” said College of Agriculture and Life
Sciences Dean Wendy Wintersteen on Dec. 22 in a public forum discussing the fiscal year
2011 budget, which she co-led
Whiteford
with College of Liberal Arts
and Sciences Dean Michael
Whiteford.
Several “hard decisions”
— including introducing differential tuition and eliminating departments — were
discussed at the forum, held
Wintersteen
in the Memorial Union’s Great
Hall, as Whiteford and Wintersteen gave a presentation and heard questions
from the audience.
“The current budget reductions are unprecedented,” Wintersteen said. “Although I
think we can go back to the 1930s and see some
equally bad times.”
According to the presentation, LAS can expect to start the 2010-2011 academic year with
12 million fewer state dollars than it had at the

see BUDGET on PAGE 6

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Andrea Ytzen and Ashley Olson, first-year students in the design program, greet each other with a hug after returning to campus from
winter break Sunday. Photo: Rebekka Brown/Iowa State Daily

Police Blotter : ISU, Ames Police Departments

The information in the log comes from the ISU and the City of Ames police departments’ records. All those accused of violating the law are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

charged with driving under
suspension and no insurance. He was released on
citation. (reported at 7:01
p.m.)

Dec

10
Thu
to
Dec

17
Thu

Dec. 10
Mohammed Kaabi lost
control of the vehicle he was
driving, causing property
damage. (reported at 3:37
a.m.)
Officers assisted an individual who fell on the ice.
(reported at 7:43 a.m.)
Officers initiated a drug-related investigation. (reported
at 10:50 a.m.)
Anna McCullough reported the theft of a pair of
jeans and cash. (reported at
1:25 p.m.)
Thomas Neuerburg reported the theft of a concert
euphonium. (reported at
1:45 p.m.)
Officers initiated a drug-related investigation. (reported
at 2:42 p.m.)
Chao Zhang and Lee
Trask were involved in a
property damage collision.
Zhang was arrested and

Larch Hall, and Chelsea
Younts, 18, of Tabor, were
cited for underage possession of alcohol. (reported at
12:16 a.m.)
Officers assisted a resident
who was suffering from
an alcohol overdose. The
individual was transported
to Mary Greeley Medical
Center for treatment and
observation. (reported at
1:15 a.m.)
Troy Marlay, 21, 228 S.
Kellogg Ave., was arrested
and charged with operating
while intoxicated. (reported
at 1:44 a.m.)
Travis Young, 22, 228 S.
Kellogg Ave., was arrested
and charged with driving
under suspension. He was
subsequently released on
citation. (reported at 2:43
a.m.)
Kyle Smith, 19, 1262
Friley Hall, was arrested
and charged with public
intoxication. (reported at
8:38 a.m.)
A vehicle driven by Carly
Sitzmann struck a car
owned by Ellen Jacobson.
(reported at 2:29 p.m.)
Officers assisted a woman
who injured her neck while
sledding. The individual was
transported to Mary Greeley
Medical Center. (reported at
2:51 p.m.)
Sheng Tang, 4325 Todd

Drive, reported the theft of
a backpack. (reported at
10:53 p.m.)
Vehicles driven by Kelly
Fulsang and Andrew
Schneider were involved in
a property damage collision.
(reported at 11:40 p.m.)
Dec. 14
Vehicles driven by Jacqueline Toyne and Haley
Fitzpatrick were involved in
a property damage collision.
(reported at 1:07 p.m.)
A student reported being
harassed by an acquaintance. (reported at 5:21
p.m.)
Dec. 15
An individual reported
several unauthorized purchases had been made on
a purchasing card. (reported
at 8:42 a.m.)
An individual reported losing
a purse. The item was later
found. (reported at 9:09
a.m.)
A staff member reported
the theft of electrical wire.
(reported at 12:21 p.m.)
Officers initiated a drug-related investigation. (reported
at 4:07 p.m.)
Vehicles driven by Seongwoo Chae and Matthew
Murphy collided. There
was no apparent damage.
(reported at 7:42 p.m.)

4:05 p.m.)
Roberto Ramirez-Calderon was arrested on a warrant held by Story County.
(reported at 5:32 p.m.)
Vehicles driven by Wengang Zhou and Daniella
Ruby were involved in a
property damage collision.
Ruby was cited for failure to
yield. (reported at 6 p.m.)
Marybeth Konkowski reported the theft of a laptop
computer. (reported at 6:13
p.m.)
A resident reported that
the third floor of Maple Hall
had sustained damage
including a broken key pad,
kicks in the walls, drinking
fountains ripped from the
walls, screens broken, and
missing tiles. (reported at
10:52 p.m.)
Dec. 17
Caitlyn Marino, 21, 257
Campus Ave., was arrested
and charged with public
intoxication. (reported at
3:41 a.m.)
A vehicle that left the scene
struck a car owned by Damon Sanchez. (reported at
4:18 p.m.)
Yifu Zhao, 5346 Larch
Hall, reported the theft of a
suitcase. (reported at 4:52
p.m.)
An officer reported graffiti written near a doorway.
(reported at 8:07 p.m.)

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By Kyle Peterson
Daily Staff Writer
Ames Mayor Ann Campbell and newly elected councilmen Jeremy Davis, Peter
Orazem and Tom Wacha were
sworn in Monday morning
during a ceremony at Ames’
City Hall.
Campbell was first to take
the oath, followed by Davis,
then Orazem and finally Wacha.
Each stepped up to the podium, where District Associate
Court Judge James Malloy led
them through the oath of office:
“I, [name], do solemnly

Hoarders

Iowa DCI,
local police
team up
for case
By Rashah McChesney
Daily Staff Writer
Ames police have partnered
with the Iowa Department of
Criminal Investigation to analyze the contents of a home on
Burnett Avenue, after the death
of a local woman.
After Arthur Meyers, 1612
Burnett Ave., contacted police
last Monday and reported that
his wife was unresponsive, officers arrived to discover an inordinate amount of trash and
debris in the home.
“The living conditions
were in pretty bad shape,” said
Cmmdr. Mike Brennan. “They
don’t throw anything away. Over
the years that stuff just piles up
to the point of being pretty outrageous.”
Police and DCI officials
are attempting to determine
whether or not condition of the
house contributed to Patricia
Keith’s death.
“We wanted to make sure
that we touched all of our bases
as far as the circumstances are
concerned, and that we’re able
to evaluate the scene properly,
and we weren’t able to do that
because of all of the stuff in the
house,” Brennan said.
The county medical examiner requested an autopsy; however, the results won’t be available immediately, Brennan said.
For now, Meyers is unable to
continue living in the residence.
Brennan said Meyers was
allowed at the house during the
day to clean it up and bring it up
to city codes, but would not be
allowed to reside there until he’d
completed the job.

Assailants
attempt
robbery
at bank
By Rashah McChesney
Daily Staff Writer
An employee of the Greater
Iowa Credit Union, 801 Lincoln Way, was accosted by two
unidentified assailants shortly
after 6 a.m. Dec. 24, she alleged.
After being forced inside
the bank by a black male who
allegedly displayed a handgun,
the employee was tied up with
a phone wire that was dangling
from the ceiling of the bank.
“I don’t think it was planned,
but they grabbed her and
wrapped her up in that,” said
Ames Police Cmmdr. Mike
Brennan. “She wasn’t injured at
all.”
According to a news release,
the two men were unable to get
any money and eventually left
the building.
Ames police are still searching for the suspects, who are described as black male adults in
their mid-20s who were wearing
black clothing during the attempted robbery.
Anyone with information regarding this robbery is encouraged to contact the Ames Police
Department at 515-239-5133.

swear that I will support the
Constitution of the United
States and the Constitution of
the State of Iowa, and that I will
faithfully and impartially, to the
best of my ability, discharge all
the duties of the office of [title]
in the City of Ames, Iowa, as
now or hereafter required by
law.”
Judge Malloy and the elected official then signed the oath.
Following the ceremony,
each official introduced family
members on hand for the proceedings.
The new council will meet
this Friday and Saturday in order to “start setting the agenda
for the next few years,” Orazem

said.
However, the new councilmen have already been hard
at work, attending six half-day
orientation sessions that included information on procedure and protocol, as well as
tours of city facilities, Wacha
said.
The newly seated members will take part in their first
City Council meeting on Jan.
12.
“We’ve talked with all [of]
the past returning city councilmen — Larson, Mahayni and
Goodman — and all of them
I think are real enthusiastic to
move forward,” Orazem said.
“I know we are.”

With the start of a new year,
the Ames City Council met over
the weekend and developed six
goals to work toward for the next
two years. They are:
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S t e v e
S c h a i n k e r,
city manager,
said since the
council has
established
what it wants
Campbell
to
accomplish, the next
step is to determine methods to
reach the goals.
The council will discuss
those matters Saturday.
There wasn’t a radical
change between the goals set
at the last session and this year’s
list, Mayor Ann Campbell said.
She said the council refined
some of the ideas that were
already instituted and synthesized issues council members

knew the community found
important.
Ward 3 representative Jeremy Davis is new to the council
this year.
He said economic growth
was an issue the council found
important and a “good goal for
us to work on.” Davis also said
neighborhood issues will be an
important theme during his
term.
Some of those issues affect
Iowa State and ISU students.
As the council moves forward
in the goal-setting process, it
will engage the administration,
student government and other
university entities to work toward achieving the goals, Davis
said.

Ames unemployment jumped 0.4 percent
between October and November — from 3.5
percent to 3.9 percent — according to the latest figures released over winter break by Iowa
Workforce Development.
Despite this month-to-month jump, however, the 3.9 percent unemployment figure for
November still represents a drop from 4.0 percent recorded in September and 4.6 percent in
August.
The state unemployment rate, meanwhile,
fell from 6.7 percent in October to 6.6 percent
in November, while the national rate fell from
10.2 percent to 10 percent.
Ames’ 3.9 percent unemployment rate represents 1,300 unemployed workers in a labor
force of 32,700.

—Daily Staff

Chamber of Commerce

Registration
opens for ROI
Online registration is now open for the
2010 annual meeting of the Ames Chamber of
Commerce and the Ames Economic Development Commission, to be held 11:30 a.m.–1:15
p.m. Feb. 4 at the Gateway Hotel and Conference Center, 2100 Green Hills Drive.
The event, “ROI — Return on Intuition,”
will feature entertainer, mentalist and comedian Jon Stetson. In addition, the meeting
will include the presentation of Chamber,
Economic Impact and Young Professionals of
Ames awards, including YPA’s 4 Under 40 recognition,
Registration is $50 per ticket. Please RSVP
online at www.ameschamber.com by Jan. 22.

—Daily Staff

Opening

Heroic tattoos
arrive in Ames
Ames’ newest tattoo shop, Heroic Ink, 409
Douglas Ave., will host an open house 6–9 p.m.
Jan. 21. Visitors will be able to meet the owners
and artists, Hugo Kenemer and Scott Mumper,
tour the studio and view work samples, including a “live portfolio” of tattoos from previous clients.

1. Graduated from Iowa State
in 1993 2. With a degree in
community and regional planning
3. Describes the Chamber as a peer
group that provides services to
its members, such as advocation
with governments,and opportunities
for education and networking
4. Also heads the AEDC, which
markets Ames both internally
and externally to companies
contemplating investment in the
community 5. Is originally from
Minnesota 6. But was drawn to
Iowa State because of the
baseball program 7. Played
catcher and third base 8. Loves
his job because he gets to interact
with a wide array of people
9. Favorite movie is Bull Durham
10. Loves ’80s hair bands –
Whitesnake and Cinderella included

Clinic transitions away
from hard-copy storage
toward electronic filing
By Kyle Peterson
Daily Staff Writer
By the end of 2010, doctors and nurses at
McFarland Clinic, 1215 Duff Ave., won’t need
paper charts for patient records. All information will be stored electronically, and doctors
will have years of patient information instantaneously at their fingertips.
When a patient walks into McFarland
Clinic today, a complex, choreographed set
of actions takes place. The patient is matched
to a six-digit number that corresponds to the
placement of his or her chart.
Using that six-digit number as a map, a records specialist will find and retrieve the files
from a massive basement room filled with tens
of thousands of files. If the patient hasn’t been
to the clinic in more than three years, the process is even more complex, because the record
will be in an off-site archive and will need to be
physically moved to Ames.
The McFarland system has thousands of
square feet dedicated to storage and approximately 280,000 patient files.
But soon, those paper charts won’t be need
to be pulled at all.
“There will be a point in the future — and
we anticipate that being sometime [in] the
third or fourth quarter of 2010 — that the paper
record will not be necessary when a patient is
seen,” said Roger Kluesner, chief operating officer for McFarland. “Some of our physicians
are already saying, ‘Don’t take the time to pull
that paper chart. I have everything I need in the
electronic records system.’”
Installation of the system began about
a year-and-a-half ago. Hardware was put in
place and software was populated with about
five years of patient notes, lab tests and radiology results that already existed in digital format.
Then the clinic had to invest significantly in
training.
“There are people at various stages of comfort level in terms of working on an electronic
system,” said Shelley Goecke, marketing and
public relations director for the clinic. “From
the very beginning we were doing a lot of keyboard testing and skill assessment.”
Once doctors and nurses were comfortable, they began putting new information into
the system. Over time, as patients are seen by
the clinic, staff have transferred remaining information out of the paper charts.
On Nov. 16, 2009, the paper charts were
frozen.
“There’s no new paper going into that paper chart,” Goecke said.
Kluesner estimated the system will cost
the clinic $20 million over 10 years. McFarland
may be eligible for some federal stimulus dollars, though, and the system will result in cost
savings.
“When you don’t have the paper to buy,
the paper to store, the paper to move around,
that’s a huge cost savings both in physical expense and the labor costs,” Kluesner said.
McFarland is building a new clinic in north
Ames that would normally have about 800
square feet dedicated to storing files, Kluesner

The McFarland Clinic record space holds about 280,000 files from 1946 to Nov. 2009. The clinic
has started scanning the records to a digital format for the electronic medical records system
that can be accessed from other McFarland locations. Photo: Christine Naulty/Iowa State Daily

said. But when the new clinic opens in September, it won’t even have a records room.
“This is the first time we have ever constructed or arranged for a medical office without a medical records room,” wrote Steve Koger, chief executive officer of McFarland Clinic,
in a statement. “Radiology images in north
Ames will also be completely digital. Our providers will review the digital images through
computer access.”
It is this quick and easy access that makes
the system so attractive. Questions can be
answered immediately instead of waiting for
charts to arrive.
“The timeliness of response is increased
dramatically,” Kluesner said. “If you’re the parent with a small child that’s ill, those minutes
seem like hours and hours seem like days.”
In addition, the system will help overcome
geographic and functional boundaries. McFarland has 32 specialties in 11 communities.
The paper chart can only be in one place at a
time.
“We’re coordinating patients’ care,” Goecke

Movie Theater

said. “So that’s a tremendous benefit for all
those physicians in that network to be able to
view off of that one record and see things in
real time as results are coming in.”
The biggest difficulty facing doctors is
maintaining successful conversation with patients while typing information into the system, said Dr. Donald Skinner, who practices
family medicine at McFarland. He has laid out
his exam rooms specifically to help ease the
problem.
“I usually have my nurses have you sit in
the chair, so you’re right next to me, so I can
look you in the eye as I struggle with my typing,” Skinner said with a laugh.
For the most part, Skinner said, his patients
welcome the system. New services, such as reminders for preventative care and a Web portal
to let patients access their records online, will
add value for both the clinic and the patient as
the system evolves.
And if a doctor still wants to see that old paper chart, McFarland will have that, too.
“We’ll have it archived,” Kluesner said.

Global Industry

Senate to hear China overtakes
leasing ideas U.S. in auto market
By Kyle Peterson
Daily Staff Writer
A task force from the Government of the Student Body will
introduce a bill to the senate on
Wednesday, calling for GSB to
renovate and lease the former
Varsity Theater, 2412 Lincoln Way,
and create a student-run venue.
According to a draft of the proposal created by the Varsity Research Task Force, “Cyclone Cinema” would offer movies twice
nightly, on Thursday through
Sunday, as well as monthly midnight showings. The space would
also be made available for university and community groups to
rent.
However, the cinema would
first need to be renovated. Cinemark removed all of the seats,
screens and equipment from the
building’s two movie theaters
when it vacated the space in January 2009.
The cost to renovate both of
the theaters on the property is
estimated to be approximately
$160,000.
Annual expenses and revenues are also being projected and
will be presented on Wednesday.
GSB will host presentations and
discussion on the project during
its meetings on Jan. 20 and 27, and
a final vote on the proposal will be

cast Feb. 2.
If the bill is passed, initial funding for the project would come
from the GSB’s capital projects
account. Unspent funds from student organizations’ annual GSB
allocations accumulate to this
account at the end of each year,
according to Tom Danielson, senior in civil engineering and GSB
finance director.
Danielson said the account
has accumulated about $100,000
per year during his tenure, and
currently has a balance of approximately $550,000.
“Over the years, that’s just built
up so high,” Danielson said.
The proposal, as currently
written, would fully fund the project for the first year and partially
fund it the second. In subsequent
years, the theater would be required to go through GSB’s regular allocations process.
“The idea is that we move to
more predictable costs each year
and work toward a self-sustaining
theater,” said Ian Ringgenberg,
graduate student in educational
leadership and policy studies and
member of the GSB Varsity Research Task Force.
Ringgenberg said, if the bill is
passed, he hopes to see the theater open and operating for the
beginning of the fall semester in
August.

By Joe McDonald
AP Business Writer

BEIJING — China overtook the
United States as the biggest auto market in 2009 and automakers should
see more strong growth this year, an
industry group reported Friday.
Boosted by Beijing’s stimulus,
2009 passenger car sales soared to
10.3 million and total vehicle sales are
estimated at 13.6 million, the China
Passenger Car Association said. That
represents growth of about 45 percent from 2008.
By contrast, U.S. sales of cars and
light trucks plunged 21 percent in
2009 to 10.4 million as a shaky economy kept buyers away from showrooms. It was the first time any country bought more cars than Americans.
The Chinese group’s data were in
line with forecasts by J.D. Power and
Associates of 12.7 million sales of cars
and light trucks and 900,000 bigger
vehicles in 2009 for a total of 13.6 million. The company in early 2009 expected sales of 9 million vehicles but
raised that as Beijing rolled out measures to boost demand.
“It’s very, very strong growth, far
beyond the expectations we had in
the early part of 2009,” said John Bonnell, a J.D. Power analyst.
China’s status as the top auto market is yet another sign of its rapid rise
as a global economic power. After a
two-decade economic boom, it is
believed to have passed Germany

last year as the biggest exporter and
is expected to overtake Japan soon as
the second-largest economy after the
United States.
Global automakers including
General Motors Co., Ford Motor
Co. and Germany’s Volkswagen AG
looked to China to help drive revenues as demand elsewhere plunged
and U.S. automakers laid off workers
and shuttered factories. Volkswagen
says China is its biggest market.
GM says 2009 sales by the company and its local partners in China
rose 67 percent last year, while Ford
says sales were up 44 percent.
China, with 1.3 billion people
and a growing urban elite, was long
expected to become the top auto
market but not until as late as 2020.
That date moved up as the U.S. crisis
dragged down sales while China continued to grow with the help of a 4 trillion yuan ($586 billion) government
stimulus.
Rao said auto sales in 2010 could
grow by another 20 percent so long as
China’s economic recovery continues
and oil prices stay stable. Bonnell said
J.D. Power expects a lower but still
healthy growth of 6 to 7 percent.
“People there are getting richer
and can afford cars. Younger people
can work for two or three years and
with the help of their parents can buy
a car,” Rao said. “Being able to afford
a car in China is not so difficult any
more. People with an average salary
can afford to buy a car.”

Off-duty officer assaulted
after investigating accident
By Rashah McChesney
Daily Staff Writer
Around 9:50 p.m. Dec. 12,
an off-duty Ames police officer, Jamie Miller, watched a car
spin out of control and come to
rest on the front lawn of 2116
Duff Ave.
The driver, James Graham,
21, of Ames has no license and
has been charged with operating while intoxicated.
According to Ames police,
Graham attempted to walk

Miller in the nose resulting in
a severe laceration, said Ames
Police Cmdr. Mike Brennan.
“It was very serious,” Brennan said. “Miller was treated
for his injuries and released.”
Graham, who is still in custody at the Story County Justice
Center, has also been charged
with aggravated assault on
an officer, failure to maintain
control of his vehicle and interference with official acts.
He is currently being held on a
$3,900 bond.

away from
the
scene
and Miller
confronted
him.
Miller
identified
Graham
himself as an
officer and
displayed his badge, but Graham was unreceptive, according to Ames police.
As the two grappled and
Miller attempted to keep Graham at the scene, Graham bit

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gized and the Cyclones were up at the half. With
a strong finish to the second quarter, the team
picked up where it left off. Kjergaard stood up
once again to cheer for her Cyclones.
With seconds to go in the fourth quarter, the
crowd was getting restless. Soon after, the Cyclones won by one point, and Kjergaard couldn’t

contain herself. She and a colorful display of fireworks leapt for joy as the Cyclones had the first
bowl game victory with coach Paul Rhoads. Cyclone fans rejoiced all over the country not only
because of a new beginning to the year, but a
new beginning to a renewed Cyclones.
“We were all jumping up and down and
screaming,” Kjergaard said. “High fives were
coming from every angle. At that point, the Cyclones were just one, big, happy family.”

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that CyRide values the students’
input in kicking off the program,
and that the students are an important part of making it a success,” said Merry Rankin, ISU
director of sustainability.
The survey of the three design options is available on the
CyRide Web site, www.cyride.
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much quieter.”
In order for the Ames community and ISU students to easily identify these hybrid buses,
CyRide is having a vote on three
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beginning of fiscal year 2009.
The Agriculture College expects
to start with $9 million less than
it had at the beginning of 2009.
Both colleges are planning
for an additional 10 percent reduction, which amounts to another $4.6 million reduction for
LAS and another $3.6 million for
the College of Agriculture.
“We are now really having
to deal with many of the consequences of the de-funding by
the state of public education,”
Whiteford said, as he displayed
a graph of state appropriations
for Iowa State — in constant
dollars and using the Higher Education Price Index — which are
at the lowest levels since 1988.
“In order to move forward,
we’re going to end up with two
colleges that are going to look
quite different down the road
than they do now,” Whiteford
said.
Wintersteen added, “We
believe we will be smaller and
will be more focused when we
emerge from this budget crisis.”
New revenue generation
strategies were discussed, including introducing differential
tuition, increasing general tuition, adjusting course fees, and
increasing the amount of distance education students and
the number of contracts and
grants awarded to university
employees.
Regarding differential tuition, which is already used by
the Business and Engineering
colleges, Wintersteen explained
after the meeting, “[CALS] has
a very high cost of instruction,
and that is not accommodated
for in the budget right now.”
“We have to figure out ways
we can continue to do business without diminishing quality,” Whiteford said, raising the
question of who would have to
pay differential tuition if it were
instituted for the two colleges.
An alternative he presented
was course fees, “the likes of

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which we haven’t seen.”
Quality was emphasized, as
Whiteford said throughout the
cuts, the colleges must protect
student credit hours, research
excellence and programs that
address “critical issues facing
Iowa, the nation and the world.”
“We are a land-grant institution — something that all of
us should be very proud of,”
Whiteford said. “The key to all of
this is the fact that we have to remain focused on the aspects of
centrality to the mission of the
university.”
An audience member suggested that departments make
proposals for eliminations, rather than letting someone outside
of the department make cuts
without guidance.
The “possible elimination”
and reorganization of departments was also addressed.
“Most assuredly, we will not
have the same number of degree programs,” Whiteford said,
adding that central programs
will likely also be downsized or
eliminated. It was also mentioned that undergraduate enrollment is expected to decline
based on high school graduation rates in Iowa and its surrounding states.
“We certainly do not expect
that student tuition will make
up for this deficit,” Whiteford
said. “I think that ... tuition will
increase, and from the students’
point of view, I hope that it won’t
increase too rapidly. From the
institution’s point of view, we
desperately need your help.”
Indicating that Iowa State
does not charge enough, based
on its quality of education, Wintersteen said, “Right now, we are

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design will be posted no later
than Jan. 20.
“The different bus designs
will emphasize the difference
CyRide is making, and it will
remind the Ames community
every time they see one of these
buses of our ‘live green’ efforts,”
Gwiasda said.

so underpriced that it’s almost
laughable.”
After the meeting, Government of the Student Body President Jonathan Turk, senior in
political science, said Iowa State
is a “good deal,” but added that
students are “receiving less aid
and less assistance” for their
education, citing “failures of the
state government.”
The Board of Regents will
address tuition for the upcoming academic year at its next
meeting, Feb. 4 in Ames. The
Regents will likely approve budgets, Whiteford said, in May.
Faculty job security was a
question on the lips of several
audience members — specifically, how tenured faculty can
retain jobs during department
reorganization and elimination.
“The number of faculty will
have to be reduced in departments,” Wintersteen said, but
Whiteford explained that the
colleges would “try to find individuals homes in other departments” if that were the case.
“We’ve heard different messages in recent days about faculty, in particular,” Whiteford
said. “[At the Dec. 11 open forum with ISU President Gregory
Geoffroy] he stated that the only
individuals who are safe from
having their jobs eliminated are
tenured faculty ... An hour and a
half before that, in talking to the
department chairs in LAS, Provost [Elizabeth] Hoffman said,
‘Tell your junior faculty that they
are the future of the university.’”
One audience member expressed concern with the effectiveness of relying on attrition to
save money.
“This seems to be an unprecedented budget situation
... but I haven’t seen anything
that’s not the routine,” she said.
Wintersteen said this forum
was “the start of a conversation.”
A preliminary plan is needed by
March 2010. Two more forums
are scheduled: one at 3 p.m.
Thursday in the MU Sun Room,
and one at 1 p.m. Jan. 26 at an
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By Beth Fouhy and Mike Glover
Associated Press Writers
DES MOINES — Like many Democratic
governors today, Iowa’s Chet Culver won
in 2006 on the strength of ambitious and
expensive promises such as universal preschool and a plan to bolster the state’s alternative energy industry.
But persistent budget woes have forced
the 43-year-old Culver to trim virtually all
aspects of government, including social
programs he pledged to expand, and a stern
re-election race is ahead this fall.
“We’re making tough cuts which will result in pain,” said Culver, whose poll numbers have tumbled as the economy has
tanked. “We’re not closing early childhood
centers, we’re reducing some of the appropriations. We’re not going back on our commitment to teachers, but there have been
reductions in resources.”
Culver is not alone, 37 governors are on
the ballot and fighting as much against a
deep and lingering downturn as they are
against political rivals.
It’s a challenge that almost defies partisanship, with Republicans such as California’s Arnold Schwarzenegger confronting
the worst budget crisis in a generation.
The problems, however, may be most
acute for Democrats. They are defending 19
seats while scaling back the kind of spending that strengthens their appeal to important groups such as minority voters, teachers and other unionized public employees.
“In a recession, there’s a lot less money
for governors to work with and they get
blamed for cutting social programs and not
following through on campaign promises,”
University of Denver political scientist Seth
Masket said. “It’s a particularly tough environment for Democratic incumbents because they are seen as the party in power.”
Democratic prospects can be tied in part
to President Barack Obama, whose popularity has dropped because of the jobless situation and a populist backlash against federal
spending and rising deficits. Last year, Republicans captured governors’ seats in New
Jersey and Virginia from Democrats.
The outcome of governors’ races this
year will have a significant impact on
Obama’s political fortunes. Governors oversee the redistricting of their states’ legislative
and congressional districts after the 2010
census.
Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter, once considered a rising Democratic star, just dropped
his bid for re-election after one term. His poll
numbers were weak and he faced a strong
challenge from former U.S. Rep. Scott McInnis, the likely GOP nominee. Colorado’s
budget shortfall has forced Ritter to make
education cuts and he’s angered state employees by directing them to take furlough

Lawmakers set
for shortened
legislative run
By Mike Glover
Associated Press Writer

Iowa Gov. Chet Culver, D-Iowa, speaks on Nov. 21, 2009, in Des Moines. Culver, as well
as other Democratic governors, are facing troubles due to economic woes triggered by
the recession. The outcome of governors’ races this year will have a significant impact on
Obama’s political fortunes. File photo: Steve Pope/The Associated Press

days.
With similar woes, Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle surprised many when
he decided to retire after two terms. Budget
problems helped stymie Doyle’s planned
expansion of the state’s Medicaid program
and kept him from fulfilling a promise to
support two-thirds of the education budget
with direct state aid.
In Michigan, one of the most economically ravaged states, Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm is stepping down because
of term limits and Lt. Gov. John Cherry announced last week he was leaving the race
to succeed her. He was hurt by his ties to the
incumbent.
Iowa, Colorado, Wisconsin, Michigan
and Ohio were considered swing states in
the 2008 presidential election, and Obama
swept them, leading some analysts to envision a period of Democratic dominance in
those states.
But Obama’s sinking numbers have af-

fected the fortunes of many Democratic
officeholders, including some prospects for
governor.
“The map certainly has challenges for
us,” said Emily DeRose, spokeswoman for
the Democratic Governors Association. She
did point to states such as California, Rhode
Island and Vermont where the party can
pick up seats from the GOP.
For Democrats, however, there may be
no governor more in trouble than Culver,
the son of former U.S. Sen. John Culver, DIowa.
Chet Culver won in part on the strength
of lavish promises. But with the recession
cutting into Iowa’s revenue, he commissioned a study on state spending; it recommended $341 million in cuts to the $5 billion
budget.
“A lot of them are really tough, and that’s
just the reality,” Culver said of the budget
cuts. “It’s during tough times you have to
provide leadership.”

DES MOINES — Lawmakers on Monday will open an
abbreviated legislative session
certain to be dominated by a
huge budget shortfall against
the backdrop of looming elections.
Legislators said it won’t be
pleasant as they cover a shortfall expected to be between
$500 million and $1 billion.
That’s a giant gap in a budget
of just over $5 billion.
“It’s the toughest year I’ve
seen in 20 years here,” said
House Speaker Pat Murphy,
D-Dubuque.
Democratic
legislative
leaders and Gov. Chet Culver
have ruled out tax increases,
so they’ll have to close the
shortfall with large spending
cuts.
Lawmakers would typically collect expense payments for 100 days during an
election-year session, but legislative leaders have agreed to
shorten that to 80 days as their
contribution to closing the
shortfall.
That would see the session closing on March 31, and
leaders said one way they’ll
work to meet that deadline is
by sending temporary staffers home on that day. “There
won’t be anybody to make
coffee. There won’t be anybody to answer the phones after March 31. It will be just us,”
said House Majority Leader
Kevin McCarthy, D-Des
Moines. “That’s a big incentive
to adjourn.”
Murphy and Senate President Jack Kibbie, D-Emmetsburg, will open the session
by gaveling the House and
Senate into session at 10 a.m.
Monday.
The opening week of a
legislative session is typically
dominated by ceremony and
speeches, and there will be
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steam and that’s how they’re
comfortable.”
NBC’s “Saturday Night Live”
and its “Weekend Update” with
Seth Meyers also got into the
act.
“It was reported Thursday
that in the wake of poor ratings
for ‘The Jay Leno Show,’ NBC
will move his show back to the
11:35 time slot, and then start
Conan O’Brien’s ‘Tonight Show’
at midnight — though it’s a little
weird to start the ‘Tonight Show’
at a time when it’s no longer tonight,” Meyers said Saturday.
Asked if O’Brien and Fallon
expressed anger at his proposal,
Gaspin said both men were professional and understanding
when they talked. “Beyond that,
it was a private conversation,”
Gaspin said. O’Brien reportedly
has a contract that guarantees
him a multimillion-dollar payment if “Tonight” is moved later
than 12:05 a.m. EST.
But Gaspin, asked if a contractual penalty weighed into
the decision to bump O’Brien’s
show a half-hour rather than a
full hour, replied, “No, not at all.”

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one or two,” he said.
Michael Fiorile, chairman
of the NBC Affiliate Board, said
it was a great move for NBC stations, the networks and viewers.
“We admire their willingness
to innovate, and their willingness to change course when it
didn’t work for us,” Fiorile said.
Gaspin said he pondered
combinations of possible
schedule changes before the
holidays and then called his
boss, NBC Universal Chairman
Jeff Zucker, for approval to act.
“I don’t want to wait anymore. Now is the time,” Gaspin
recounted telling Zucker.
Both Leno and O’Brien
made comedic hay out of the
issue last week. Leno joked in
his monologue that NBC was
working on a solution in which
all parties would be treated
unfairly, while O’Brien wisecracked that he and Leno would
be thrown by the network into
a pit to fight and “the one that
crawls out gets to leave NBC.”
Gaspin said he’s “perfectly
fine” with their on-air remarks
“if that’s how they blow off

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PASADENA, Calif. — NBC
said Sunday it decided to pull
the plug on the Jay Leno experiment when some affiliate stations considered dropping the
nightly prime-time show, and
the network is waiting to hear if
Leno and “Tonight” host Conan
O’Brien accept its new latenight TV plans.
“The Jay Leno Show,” which
airs at 10 p.m. EST, will end
with the Feb. 12 beginning of
the Winter Olympics, said NBC
Universal Television Entertainment Chairman Jeff Gaspin.
Leno would return to his former
11:35 p.m. slot after the Olympics ended under the network’s
new plan, which also calls for
O’Brien to retain his job with
“Tonight” but at the later hour
of 12:05 a.m. EST.
Jimmy Fallon and his “Late
Night” would be pushed a halfhour later as well, to 1:05 a.m.
EST.
“My goal is to keep Jay,
Conan and Jimmy as our latenight lineup,” Gaspin said,
adding later that they “have the
weekend to think about it” and
discussions with them will resume Monday.
NBC had moved Leno to
prime-time last year in order
to keep him from leaving the
company and keep a promise
it had made to give O’Brien the
“Tonight” show. The change

was one of the most dramatic in
prime-time television in a generation. It was also a roll of the
dice at a time NBC was suffering
in prime-time. It didn’t even last
six months.
Gaspin said the new proposal gives Leno what’s important
to him — telling jokes at a later
hour — and O’Brien his top priority, retaining “Tonight.”
“I hope and expect that before the Olympics begin, we’ll
have everything set. I can’t imagine we won’t have everything in
place before then,” Gaspin told
a meeting of the Television Critics Association.
Gaspin said that despite
lower ratings for NBC at 10 p.m.
compared to last year, the network was making money off the
show.
But affiliates were upset that
it was leading fewer viewers into
their late news programs, costing them significant advertising revenue. Some affiliates told
NBC in December they would
go public soon about their complaints if a change wasn’t made,
or even take Leno’s show off the
air.
Gaspin said about one-third
of the affiliates were really hurt
by the Leno show, although he
wasn’t clear on how many said
they might pre-empt his show.
“I asked them (the affiliates) how many are they talking about, because I could have
lived with one or two. But I got
the sense that it was more than

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AP Television Writer

legislators, Culver and Chief
Justice Marsha Ternus.
But with a crush of recession-driven budget shortfall
matters pressing on legislators, action could come quickly.
A special commission
named by Culver has recommended slashing $341 million
from state spending by adopting a number of efficiencies,
and leaders said initial action
on that proposal could come
during the first week.
“They’ve got a bill that’s
ready to go,” said Murphy.
In some ways, Murphy
said the budget problems
could ease pressure on lawmakers because most interest
groups understand the state
isn’t in position to increase
spending.
“I’ve never seen people
more understanding of the
problems we have in this
country,” said Murphy. “Everybody knows that funding is
going to be difficult. We’ve told
everyone that you need to understand that you’ll be operating with less money.”
Democrats control the
governor’s office and both
legislative chambers by solid
margins, and their budget
management is sure to be an
issue in the November elections.
Democrats blame the
budget shortfall on a deep national recession, while Republicans and their allies claim
it’s due to years of overspending as Democrats expanded
health care insurance, increased teacher pay and spent
more on alternative energy
programs.
“It is the result of several
years of bypassing the spending limit, accelerating the rate
of state spending and growing
state government at a pace
faster than Iowa taxpayers
could actually afford,” said Ed
Failor Jr., head of Iowans for
Tax Relief.

Rhoads’ energy
fuels Cyclones’
new beginning
The editorial board would like to congratulate the Cyclone football team on its
Insight Bowl victory. This victory capped
off a season that seems to have righted the
once sinking ship that is ISU football.
The players seem excited. The fans are
energized. The students are excited. It’s a
whole new ball game here in Ames for Iowa
State.
We hope next year brings even greater
success, but before we gaze into the future
we’d like to point out a few things
We’re not sure exactly how he’s done it,
but Paul Rhoads has changed everything.
For lack of a better metaphor, he was a
“game changer.” He has turned this program, and the atmosphere surrounding it,
180 degrees around.
Better still, he did it with unshakable determination, exceptional class and boundless energy. His attitude is contagious, and
after hearing him speak, it’s easy to be
overcome with the urge to “hit ‘em comin’
off the bus.”
CyRide, you’ve been warned.
The magnitude of his accomplishments
have not gone unrecognized, but his attitude and demeanor deserve a closer look,
especially at a time when several college
coaches face increasing scrutiny for recruiting violations and player abuse.
Having a stand-up guy like Rhoads at the
helm should make every fan proud to be a
Cyclone. He just doesn’t seem like a lockthe-concussion-kid-in-the-garage kind
of guy, and we’re happy to say so. Coach
Rhoads, in a way, embodies the attitude
of the hard-working citizens of the state of
Iowa: There’s no challenge too great, and
there’s no problem that can’t be solved.
He really is a perfect fit for this football
program. As we allow the 2009 football
season to fade into our memory, let’s remember not only the victories, but also the
changed attitudes.
Football games weren’t a hassle anymore.
Saturdays at Jack Trice Stadium weren’t an
annoying pre-party. The ticker on ESPN
wasn’t always a bearer of bad news. The
Huskers were shucked. When someone
says, “I what?” it’s a little less embarrassing
and maybe even slightly empowering to
respond, “I-State!”
On a national stage, Iowa State is emerging: Coach Rhoads’s emotional post-game
speech after the Nebraska Game became a
YouTube sensation and appeared in ESPN’s
“Images of the Decade.” He’s proud to be
our football coach? We’re proud to have
him.
In a world where money is unabashedly
promoted to priority number one, above
the proper treatment of players and the fan
experience, it’s refreshing to look forward to
next year and not back into the past.
Any time someone, or something, can
display the power of forward thinking and
the resilience of a positive attitude, it’s important to slow down and take notice.
That’s what life is, and that’s what college is preparing us for: enduring the bad to
get to the good. Today marks the start of a
new semester, and whether it’s your second
or your 10th, we’ll all face new challenges.
So put on the blinders and ignore what’s
already occurred; enjoy the rare luxury of a
clean slate.
Budgets are slashed, money is tight,
professors are frustrating, roommates are
annoying, books are expensive, bosses are
unappreciative, parents are stressed, and
countless their nuisances plague the path
between now and summer 2010.
Stresses change, but the strongest people
know the best way to face them:
Hit ‘em comin’ off the bus.
Editor in Chief

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Downey’s Holmes not elementary

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hen I heard Sherlock
Holmes was returning
to the silver screen, I
was sort of excited. Holmes has
always been an interesting character, but lacking the action and
sex appeal I craved, which made
me a greater fan of James Bond.
When I heard Robert Downey Jr.
was to be Holmes, I was ecstatic.
Downey is, without a doubt,
one of my favorite actors, and I
couldn’t wait to see how he would
pull off the character.
I waited anxiously for the
first trailer to appear and was
not disappointed. To be honest,
I was solidly impressed. You see,
I had no idea until the first trailer
that Guy Ritchie was directing.
Had I known this, I might not
have been as excited. Ritchie’s
filmmaking took a turn for the
worse when he got involved with
Madonna — “Swept Away” and
“Revolver” — but luckily, her
strangely vampiric aura seemed
to have stopped sucking the
creative life from Ritchie’s moviemaking talent just in time.
Now, there has been a great
deal of hubbub over the newly
spry portrayal of Mr. Holmes, and
I can see where the worry comes
from. Holmes is a man with drug
addiction and a mind that comes
along but once in a century. His
powers of intuition and evaluation are the stuff of legend, while
his frail body was the counterpart
to his astounding mind.

Gabriel Stoffa is a senior in political
science and communication studies from
Ottumwa

To all of this, I say bollocks.
It’s only logical that Holmes
would see fit to hone not only his
mind, but his body as well. In fact,
I’d find it unbelievable if he wasn’t
a wiry, nearly sinewy person
thanks to his lifestyle of hunting clues and interacting with
nefarious foes. I’m not saying he
should be built like an Atlas, but
being toned and imbued with
quick reflexes and wit makes
more sense.
As to his drug addictions,
they are there, but only slightly
implied. Thankfully, if you want
to find someone who can play
a functioning addict who needs
nudging away from his habits,
again, Robert Downey Jr. is the
perfect man for the job.
Another complaint I’ve heard
is that Holmes was originally
essentially asexual. I can see
why you would expect him not
to find pursuit of the fairer sex
worthwhile, but I don’t care. I
like a more virile Holmes — this
new sexuality has allowed him
to overtake my old idol, the
aforementioned James Bond. By
making Holmes somewhat desire
intimate interactions, it makes

him more fallible. Holmes can
make mistakes, although very
few and only those of the subject
he cannot entirely wrap his brain
around: The mysterious world of
women’s whims.
Now, this isn’t to say I exactly
liked the way filmmakers went
about portraying his love life.
Rachel McAdams is absolutely
gorgeous and plays an interesting
ultra-thief who can temporarily
befuddle Holmes by use of her
sexuality, but she’s overdone. Her
character seems to have been
given extra screen time just to
create a strong supporting female
character who could potentially
get a spin-off movie of her own.
Another worry expressed in
the early days of Internet Holmes
chat boards was that of a skinny
Watson.
Jude Law is an excellent actor, and although I would have
enjoyed seeing him pack on a few
pounds, the change of his character into a more soldierly doctor
doesn’t bother me. If you’re revamping a long-dead franchise,
some things are bound to change,
and altering the obesity of a character whose weight was not his

defining characteristic is hardly
even a drop in the bucket. Also,
this story takes place at a time in
the characters’ lives where it is
feasible for Watson to add extra
weight. And yes, I kind of want
this to happen just so I can see a
chubby Jude Law.
The adventure is fairly
straightforward and allows you
to figure out the mysteries right
along with Homes if you’re so
inclined. A few of the puzzles are
a bit too obvious, but for the most
part you won’t be disappointed as
you unravel the intrigue behind
each of the strange circumstances
and ponder the reasons for the
characters’ actions. There’s really
only one mystery you might not
quickly solve while watching,
and that’s because it is so obvious
that it tricks you into a spiral of
questions. Well, at least that’s
what it did to me. Then, when it
was revealed, I felt as though I’d
been trying to find a snake coiled
directly in front of me.
From start to finish, “Sherlock
Holmes” is an excellent movie,
and it would experience even
greater success if people weren’t
still wrapped up in the amazing
effects extravaganza that “Avatar”
offers. If you want a great story
that is easily jump-starting a franchise, go see “Sherlock Holmes.”
This movie isn’t a timeless classic,
but it’s a lot better than most of
the drivel put out in 2009 and a
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The Cyclones grabbed the season’s
eighth win with their defeat of Bradley. Led
by Marquis Gilstrap’s 25 points, Iowa State
jumped out to a 25-point first-half lead
and coasted to the 19-point win. Forward
Craig Brackins led the Cyclones with 12
rebounds and seven assists, and added 16
points in the victory.

Tues. Dec. 22, 2009
Iowa State 83, North Dakota 52
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Iowa State outscored North Dakota
42–23 in the last 15:30 of the game to run
away with the victory over the Fighting
Sioux. Marquis Gilstrap once again led the
Cyclones with 16 points and 13 rebounds,
while LaRon Dendy added 13 points off
the bench for the Cyclones’ third-straight
win. Iowa State was aided by 23 North Dakota turnovers and got 12 points from both
Craig Brackins and Diante Garrett in the
win.

Sun. Jan. 3
Iowa State 82, Houston 75
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Iowa State’s final tune-up for its matchup with Duke was one of the closest games
the Cyclones have played thus far this season.
Iowa State trailed the Cougars of Houston 33-32 at halftime, but fought back to
force overtime when regulation ended in
a 61–61 tie.
However, one overtime was not enough
for the game to be settled, and it took an
eight-point effort from Marquis Gilstrap
in the second overtime to push the Cyclones by Houston. Four Cyclones scored
in double digits, led by Lucca Staiger with
18, Gilstrap with 17 and Craig Brackins with
16 points.

Wed. Jan. 6
Duke 86, Iowa State 65
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Duke got off to a fast start and never
trailed in its 86–65 defeat of Iowa State in
Chicago’s United Center. Duke was led by
guard Jon Scheyer’s 31 points, while forward Kyle Singler had 15 points and eight
rebounds in the win.
Iowa State managed to get four players
into double figures, but also turned the ball
over 18 times and couldn’t limit Scheyer,
Singler or Nolan Smith — who scored 20
points for the Blue Devils.
Marquis Gilstrap continued his solid
play in leading the Cyclones with 16 points
and nine rebounds.

Senior point guard Alison Lacey led the
Cyclones with 23 points and 10 rebounds,
her fourth double-double of the season at
the time.
A 59.2-percent shooting performance
from the field fueled the Cyclone offense,
and freshman Amanda Zimmerman compiled 11 points, six rebounds, four blocked
shots and four assists for an overall solid
performance on the ISU end.

Tues. Dec. 29, 2009
Iowa State 66, North Carolina A&T 62
■■

In its first game of the Cyclone Challenge, Iowa State came out on top after
sloppy play and just one player “showing
up” to play, in coach Bill Fennelly’s words.
Lacey led the Cyclones with 22 points and
five assists, and finished 10-of-11 from the
free-throw line.

Wed. Dec. 30, 2009
Iowa State 67, Fairfield 37
■■

In the second game of the Cyclone
Challenge, the first half was a back-andforth battle, but the Cyclones ran away
with the victory in the start of the second.
Lacey came out to score 10 straight points
for Iowa State in the second, and Lacey and
junior guard Kelsey Bolte each finished
with 21 points in the game.
Following the tournament, Lacey was
named tournament MVP and Bolte received all-tournament team honors.

Sun. Jan. 3
Iowa State 67, Lafayette 25
■■

Allowing just 25 points, the Cyclones
held the Leopards to a school-record low
in points scored by an opponent against
Iowa State.
The Leopards committed 21 turnovers
on the night and shot a dismal 23.3 percent
from the field.
Not a single Lafayette player scored in
double digits, and as a team the Leopards
posted only 11 points in the entire second
half.

Tues. Jan. 5
Iowa State 68, South Dakota 43
■■

A new face led the Cyclone women’s
basketball team in points at Hilton Coli-

see RECAP on PAGE 11

Fueled by defensive play,
undefeated Nebraska tops
Iowa State in Big 12 opener
By Kayci Woodley
Daily Staff Writer
It was a battle of the defenses in the conference
opener between Iowa State and Nebraska on Saturday at Hilton Coliseum. The Huskers entered the
game with an undefeated 13–0 record, while the Cyclones came in after a 12–1 non-conference record.
Nebraska’s defense fueled many victories in its
non-conference season, and that defensive authority continued as the Huskers snatched Iowa
State’s undefeated streak at home this season in a
57–49 Big 12 victory. The Cyclones (12–2, 0–1 Big 12)
couldn’t seem to get into a rhythm offensively, and
despite a valid effort from the ISU defense, Nebraska (14–0, 1–0) finished with four players in double
figures.
“They’re a very good defensive team. They
switch a lot of screens. I think we passed up a lot
of shots,” said ISU coach Bill Fennelly. “At this level
you’re not going to get a wide-open shot with no
one near you. You’ve got to be willing to pull the
trigger.”
It’s no secret that a women’s basketball game
at Hilton Coliseum is going to include plenty of
3-point shots. Saturday, however, wasn’t a typical
night of ‘Hilton Magic.’
Aside from the first two points of the game,
the Cyclones didn’t lead until the second half. Nebraska’s Dominique Kelley, Cory Montgomery and
Yvonne Turner led the Husker surge to begin the
game. It wasn’t until the five-minute mark of the
first half that Cyclone fans really began to raise the
volume.
A steal from freshman Jessica Schroll for a layup
began a comeback for the Cyclones, putting the
score at 22–16, and a bucket by freshman Chelsea
Poppens followed. A turnover by the Huskers in the
next possession was enough to turn up the fans at
Hilton another notch.
A turnaround jumper by senior point guard Alison Lacey, an offensive rebound and a putback by
Denae Stuckey started yet another burst of energy
for the Cyclones, putting the score at 26–22. And just
when it seemed Hilton Coliseum had reached its
maximum volume capacity, Lacey took a defensive
rebound from coast to coast for a layup, bringing
Iowa State within two.
But just as the Lacey layup had rallied the troops
in Hilton, a 3-point dagger by Turner with a minute
and a half left evoked a disappointing sigh from the
Cyclone crowd
Even with a 3-pointer by Stuckey to end the half,
Iowa State was still down 29–27 entering the locker
room.
For the Cyclones, the only person who didn’t
seem out of her game was Lacey, who was the
only Cyclone aside from freshman Anna Prins that
seemed willing to hoist up a shot. The Australian
native, Lacey, finished with 23 points on the night.
“If we had one other person play to the level of
Alison Lacey, the outcome probably would’ve been
a little different,” Fennelly said. “But that didn’t hap-

pen and that’s to Nebraska’s credit.”
Prins was the other Cyclone willing to shoot,
and she spurred a second-half comeback with the
second bucket of the half for Iowa State to give the
team its first lead of the game at 31–29, and just over
a minute later the 6-foot-7-inch freshman came up
with a huge block on the defensive end, raising the
energy level in Hilton yet again.
Nebraska was scoreless in the first five minutes
of the half, but three buckets in a row by Kelley created another Husker lead at 36–35, and from then
on it seemed Nebraska had gotten its offensive
groove back, and the Cyclones were unable to convert offensively to match.
The Nebraska defense allowed opponents a low
53 points per game in the non-conference schedule
and kept Iowa State under that average Saturday

night in Hilton Coliseum. The Cyclones, however,
may have accomplished even more of a defensive
feat than the Huskers, in that Nebraska was averaging 80.8 points per game as a team and scored just
57 against Fennelly’s crew.
“They’re just tough, they’re physical. I think
sometimes we break under the pressure or sometimes we miss easy baskets that we should be making it,” Lacey said.
The usual ISU squad that shoots 21 3-pointers
in a game may not have showed up for the Big 12
opener, as the Cyclones attempted just 12 shots
from behind the arc, five of which came from Lacey.
“I think, unfortunately, the reason Alison Lacey
took 21 shots is because her teammates wouldn’t

see DEFENSE on PAGE 11

Men’s Basketball

Iowa State squeaks past Bison
Cyclones enter into
conference play,
following close win
By Chris Cuellar
Daily Staff Writer
The ISU men’s basketball team
(11–4) was able to fend off a scrappy
North Dakota State (5–10) squad at
Hilton Coliseum on Saturday afternoon, winning 73–71 in the Cyclones’
non-conference finale.
Coach Greg McDermott’s Cyclone
club overcame off the court distractions, lineup changes and a flat start
to beat the Bison — albeit closer than
the fourth-year coach would have
liked.
“We lacked a lot of things today, a
lot of things that North Dakota State
brought to the table. There were a lot
of reasons for us to be flat today — it’s
been a tough week — but I think the
strong can find a way to get through
that,” McDermott said.
North Dakota State’s JoshVaughan
had hit six 3-pointers in the contest
when the Bison guard got the ball off
of a rebound and a shot at victory with
less than eight seconds remaining on
the clock. Vaughan had 22 points on
the night, but missed the shot at the
buzzer that would have given him 25.
He was one of four Bison players
in double-digit scoring and added
handily into the NDSU effort on the
glass, out-rebounding the larger Cyclones 47–39.
“I was a little surprised and disappointed that we didn’t carry [strong]
effort out onto the court today, but
North Dakota State deserves a lot of
the credit for that,” McDermott said.
The Cyclones were without
starting center Justin Hamilton and
backup point guard Chris Colvin,
and the release of L.A. Pomlee from
the team and the benching of injury
riddled forward Jamie Vanderbeken

left the Cyclones in
dire straits of team
depth. It took a role
player to step up
with all the problems and to cover
up a 6-of-20 shootBoozer
ing performance
from star forward
Craig Brackins during his 39 minutes
on the floor.
“They were the tougher team.
They played harder, they executed
better; we were just lucky today we
had Charles Boozer,” McDermott
said. “Without him, we have no
chance to win this game. I’m proud
of him.”
Boozer was the man of the hour
at the less-than-electric Hilton, filling
in with a career-high 19 points off the
bench, on 7-of-11 shooting in an energized effort that has come to epitomize the guard’s career as a Cyclone.
“It’s always fun to come in and try
and bring energy to the crowd and
bring energy to everybody on the
team and just do whatever it takes to
win the game,” Boozer said.
The Cyclones took a 42–35 lead
into halftime, but struggled early on
finding a comfortable pace, as cardinal and gold clad fans shifted in their
seats when the Bison took a six-point
lead early in the first half.
Fighting through the nerves and
struggles, a one-handed put-back
dunk by Brackins and a diving behind-the-back assist by Boozer let the
crowd breathe a sigh of relief, but their
calm would be shaken by the exciting
finish.
“It’s the little stuff that we have to
correct that let them into the game,
and we need to get past that and figure that out,” Brackins said. “You just
have to play through it. You can’t let
things get you down.”
Iowa State takes on No. 2 Texas
at Hilton Coliseum on Wednesday
night, a step up in the competition
from the middle of the road Summit

Junior forward Craig Brackins makes a move toward the basket against North
Dakota State on Saturday night. Brackins had 15 points in the 73–71 win over
the Bison on Saturday at Hilton Coliseum. Photo: Chris Cuellar/Iowa State Daily

Conference team the Cyclones slid
past Saturday. The team will look to
rally from all the events from the past
week, including getting snowed into
Chicago after the 21-point loss to No.
5 Duke. The suspensions and injuries
for the team haven’t affected the major scoring or rebounding leaders on
the team, but the depth behind the

stars is starting to hurt.
“We’ve just handled that we don’t
want it to be a distraction for us, because we knew being stuck in Chicago we only had a day to prepare for
this team, so we couldn’t let anything
stand in our way to get ready for a
game,” Brackins said. “We came together as a team and as a family.”

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Tues. Dec. 29, 2009
Iowa State 144.5 points, second
place

DEFENSE

The Cyclones placed eight of their 19
wrestlers at the Midlands Championship,
four of whom managed to advance to the
finals of their respective weight classes. Jon
Reader defeated Iowa’s Ryan Morningstar
by a decision of 3–2 in the semifinals of the
165-pound bracket.
The 165-pound junior advanced to the
finals, where he lost to top-ranked Andrew
Howe, of Wisconsin, by a sudden victory
decision of 3–1.

shoot it and they threw the ball to her,”
Fennelly said.
Another offensive mishap for the Cyclones was the attempts to penetrate the
lane and draw fouls. A team used to making over 14 free throws per game this season only went to the line nine times and
scored just seven points from the charity
stripe.
“I thought our defense was as good as
it could be,” Fennelly said. “I thought our
game plan was good for the most part.”
Part of the Cyclone game plan was
keeping senior forward Kelsey Griffin
from going off on the offensive end, as the
6-foot-2-inch Husker averages 19 points
per game.
While Iowa State was able to keep Griffin under her average, at just 13 points on
the night, it was the three other Nebraska
starters in double figures that cost the Cyclones.
And just as Iowa State had its game
plan to slow down Griffin, Nebraska head
coach Connie Yori had hers: Yori and the
Huskers aimed to shut down the Cyclones
from 3-point land.
“We took them off the 3-point line as
much as we could and I thought really that
was the difference,” Yori said.

■■

RECAP

from PAGE 10
seum as Iowa State defeated South Dakota 68–43 to wrap up its non-conference
schedule.
Senior guard Denae Stuckey led the Cyclones in points and rebounds with 13 and
nine; 13 points being a career-high for the
Kansas City, Kan., native.
With a consistent lead throughout the
entire game, and the final non-conference
matchup on the schedule, Bill Fennelly
gave players aside from senior leader Alison Lacey and junior guard Kelsey Bolte a
chance to run the offense.

Wrestling
Sat. Dec. 19, 2009
Iowa State 42, Northern Iowa 0
■■

A Dalton Jensen (141) pin and technical falls by Jon Reader (165), Andrew Long
(125) and Nick Fanthorpe (133) notched a
42–0 Cyclone victory. The win also marked
the first sweep of Northern Iowa since 1966
at theWest Gym in Cedar Falls. Senior Duke
Burk (174) edged out Jarion Beets by 7–5 in
what was arguably the closest matchup of
the night.

from PAGE 10

Sun. Jan. 3
Iowa State 19, Minnesota 16
■■

Despite competing without both Nick
Gallick (141) and heavyweight David Zabriskie, Iowa State was able to score points
early against the Gophers and rally to defeat the fifth-ranked opponent led by a pin
from senior Jake Varner.
Mitch Mueller headed into his match
after the Gophers scored seven points to
take the lead in the dual, 13–12.
Mueller, a senior from Iowa City, didn’t
disappoint as he defeated David Zilverberg by a decision of 6–3 in the 149-pound
match to regain the lead for the Cyclones
late in the match.

Alison Lacey reacts to a foul Saturday against Nebraska. Lacey led the
Cyclones with 23 points. Photo: Logan Gaedke/Iowa State Daily

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1759: In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the first American
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Today is a 7 — Any effort you
make at work has a positive
long-term impact on your career.
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which could distract.

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It’s contagious.
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Today is a 7 — A friend or coworker clones your efforts, doubling your work. That’s a huge
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Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 7 — Take care of
yourself. Prepare comfort food to
take with you to work or school.
Tackle a responsibility early. You
can complete it easily now.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is an 8 — Opportunities
abound for clever management
of work and co-workers. For best
results, share the emotions behind
any rigid ideas.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is an 8 — You’re home free
if you take the creative path and

allow change to occur organically.
A loved one provides two or three
brilliant ideas.
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Today is a 6 — Flex your mental
muscles, first in private, then
among friends. Everyone’s imagination is in third gear. Document
all ideas for the future.
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Today is a 7 — Have a serious
conversation with yourself. No
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that’s done, gather the necessary
materials to reach your goal.
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Today is an 8 — Don’t try to do
everything yourself. Yes, it would
be great if you could. It’s better
to share with at least one person
who appreciates your point of
view.
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just
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I find it ridiculously
hilarious when I see
someone run to
catch the bus and
not make it in time.
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To the guy that wears
the hello kitty backpack... Sweet life
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To the girls who wear
their tight spandex
pants tucked into
their ugg boots...I
wonder if they know
that their camel toes
don’t match their
outfit.
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Marked crosswalks
mean your supposed
to yield to pedestrians, unless of course
you’re a CyRide
bus....
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on the phone in the
Freddy hallway...GO
TO YOUR ROOM!
nobody wants to
hear the conversation with your mom!
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to get away from my
wife and my mom...
somehow they have
joined together and
formed you. Stop
telling me what to
do!!
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Dear Campanile,
Could you maybe
skip the 11:50 a.m.
concert this morning? I had one to
many long islands
last night, and I
honestly don’t know
if I could handle it.
Thanks.
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Sometimes I like to
put alcohol in my
empty pop can so I
can take it from class
to class.
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Thank you, girl
standing in the
middle of the bus
who decided not to
move back when 17
people got on. You
made my day a little
bit more awkward
and smelly.
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Despite four turnovers, Cyclones top Golden Gophers
By Nate Sandell
Daily Staff Writer
TEMPE, Ariz. — For a minute, it looked as though turnovers would cost Iowa State a
win in its first bowl game since
2005.
But, ultimately, it was a Minnesota fumble that sealed the
Cyclones’ 14–13 victory over the
Gophers in the 21st annual Insight Bowl.
With the ball on Iowa State’s
17-yard line and trailing by one
with less than five minutes on
the clock, the Gophers were on
the verge of taking the lead from
the Cyclones.
A fumble by MarQueis Gray
on the 15-yard line promptly
ended any momentum Minnesota had gained.
As the ball popped out
of Gray’s hands, Iowa State’s
Ter’ran Benton was there to

make the game’s decisive play.
Benton was playing in his first
game since breaking his leg in
the game against the Nebraska
Cornhuskers on Oct. 24.
“I knew the play was going
to come to my side, and I had to
make a play,” Benton said. “And
I had to do it for my mama. She
told me when I got back, after
I broke my leg, I had to make a
big play.”
Despite the big play, the
ISU offense, which had already
turned the ball over four times,
still had four minutes to drain
from the clock.
Cyclone running back Alexander Robinson knew the focus
would be on him to hold on to
the ball.
“[Running backs’] coach
[Kenith] Pope came up to me;
he said, ‘Protect the football. If
you see a hole, hit it. Otherwise,
just keep two hands on it and

get as much as you can and get
down.’”
Minnesota tried to stop the
clock by using its remaining
time outs, but the Cyclones continued to move the ball on the
ground and ticked away the remaining time on the clock.
The clock at Sun Devil Stadium hit zero, sending the players
and the thousands of Cyclone
fans who littered the stadium
into a moment of euphoria.
After a long and arduous
four years, Iowa State had finally
secured its first winning season
since 2005.
The Cyclones’ players were
lost for words after the game.
“I can’t even explain how
good this feels,” said junior safety David Sims, whose late second quarter interception in the
end zone set up what turned out
to be the game-winning touchdown, minutes before halftime.
Iowa State’s victory fulfilled
the promise coach Paul Rhoads
made when he first arrived in
Ames last December — that
the 2009 Cyclone football team
would win a bowl game.
“It was a goal that we set out
a year ago, when Coach Rhoads
first got here. We’ve had some
rough times here, and to do it in
this fashion is an indescribable
feeling,” said senior defensive
lineman Nate Frere, pausing to
wipe away tears.
The Cyclones held the momentum for the majority of the
game, but that momentum
was in jeopardy of dissipating
because of the team’s four turnovers, all of which were credited
to quarterback Austen Arnaud
(two interceptions, two turnovers).
Although Arnaud was far
from perfect form, the junior
quarterback was able to recover from the setbacks to complete 19 of his 26 passes for 216
yards and a touchdown, as well
as scoring the Cyclones’ first
touchdown on a 9-yard rush
early in the second quarter.
“Coach Rhoads is always
good about coming over and
settling me down,” Arnaud said.
“He is always telling me to play
within myself. It was unfortunate to have a game like this in
a big game, but it is lost to me
now.”
Rhoads pointed to Arnaud’s
ability to brush off the turnovers as a key component in the

ISU coach Paul Rhoads gets soaked near the end of Iowa State’s 14–13 win over Minnesota in the
Insight Bowl on Dec. 31, 2009. Rhoads and the Cyclones topped the Golden Gophers for the school’s
first bowl win since 2004. Photo: Matt York/The Associated Press
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team’s win.
“You don’t lead a football
team when you make mistakes
like that without coming back
and having credibility with your
teammates,” Rhoads said.
“When a football team has
got doubt, somebody has to
snap it out of them. And our
quarterback certainly did that
tonight.”
Robinson did his best to take
some pressure off of Arnaud,
keeping the Gopher defense
scrambling all night.
The junior running back
ran for 137 yards on 22 carries,

earning him Offensive Player of
the Game honors and his sixth
100-yard rushing game of the
season.
“Every time [Robinson]
steps onto the field, I expect a
big game from him,” Arnaud
said.
“He is a spark for us. His work
ethic defines our program.”
Iowa State’s defense also
turned out a standout performance, stopping the Gophers
on several key drives.
Although the Gophers put
up 428 yards of total offense,
the Cyclones were able to hold
Minnesota on 10 of its 12 third
downs.
Minnesota was held to only
three points in the first half,
making it 10 straight quarters
since the team had scored an offensive touchdown.
“We got a sack early, we got
pressure early and that affected
play calling from there out,”

Rhoads said. “Balls were out of
their hands faster; that allowed
us to continue to play good defense.”
The Gophers finally broke
through the Cyclone defense in
the third quarter, scoring 10 unanswered points, including a 23yard touchdown pass from Gopher quarterback Adam Weber
to tight end Nick Tow-Arnett.
But the second half surge
wouldn’t be enough, as Iowa
State was able to hold the Gophers scoreless in the fourth
quarter.
The loss — the Gophers’
fourth straight bowl loss — left
the Minnesota players stunned
and disheartened.
“It’s a tough loss, and I had a
locker room full of heart-broken
kids,” Minnesota coach Tim
Brewster said. “They played
their hearts out, and we came
here to win the football game,
and we didn’t get it done.”

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Colvin benched
for disrespecting
coaches, team
By Chris Cuellar
Daily Staff Writer
Just days after releasing
redshirt freshman forward
L.A. Pomlee from the men’s
basketball team for “multiple
violations of team policy,” coach
Greg McDermott has suspended backup point guard Chris
Colvin until February.
“Chris has been disrespectful to our coaching staff, he’s disrespected his teammates, and
in my opinion, he doesn’t realize
what a privilege it is to wear an
Iowa State uniform,” McDermott said. “Until he learns that,
he won’t wear it.”
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see improved maturity and that
Colvin’s behavior between now
and February will dictate his
return and impact on the team.
Colvin has since apologized
to the coaching staff and his
teammates for his behavior, and
while he was cheering on the
sidelines for his teammates the
entire NDSU game, his soonest
possible return is three weeks
away. The Cyclones have six Big
12 games until Feb. 3.
The freshman guard from
Whitney Young High School in
Chicago has averaged 3.2 points
and 2.3 assists per contest, including four assists against
Duke, in a homecoming return
that didn’t go as smoothly as he
planned.
“I was at home, I felt that I
didn’t really play that much, but
the time I was in there I thought
I was helping the team,” Colvin
said. “During certain stretches
that [McDermott] pulled me
out of the game, I thought it
was personal, which wasn’t the
case.”
Colvin’s departure deprives
the Cyclones of increased leadership and speed off the bench,
but sophomore Dominique
Buckley is an immediate standin, and was the backup in 2009.
“Obviously, we’re a better
team with Chris Colvin, because
he’s a very talented player,” McDermott said. “I think he could
have a great career at Iowa State,
and my hope is that because
of this experience he will grow
and become an even better person, a better leader and better
player.”
Other player news includes
Justin Hamilton’s concussion,
Jamie Vanderbeken’s medical

status and Marquis Gilstrap’s
ankle injury.
Hamilton got a concussion
in the second half against Duke,
and while he has a history of
concussions and was held out
of Saturday’s game, McDermott
expects the 6-foot-11-inch center to be ready to play following
an evaluation Monday. Hamilton’s presence would surely
relieve pressure on star Craig
Brackins from the physical style
of Texas’ center Dexter Pittman,
a 6-foot-10-inch, 290-pound
bruiser for the No. 2 in the land.
Vanderbeken’s career at
Iowa State has been a highlight reel mixed with 3-point
shots and X-ray exams, and the
6-foot-11-inch senior can’t get
healthy. McDermott has said
the coaching staff and Vanderbeken have agreed to appeal for
a medical redshirt, which would
grant him another season in a
Cyclone uniform.
Concluding his career at
Iowa State with spotty minutes
and a bum leg would seem to
be a disappointing departure
for the fan favorite who just can’t
seem to stay on the floor.
Gilstrap re-aggravated an existing ankle injury against Duke
and only logged 20 minutes
against North Dakota State.
McDermott said the senior
had to sit out the second half of
shoot-around pregame because
of the pain, but his harsh dunk
and subsequent crowd eruption
seemed to have numbed the
pain when he was on the floor.
Leaving the arena, Gilstrap
was taking his time getting up
a flight of stairs, but insisted he
would be fine for Wednesday’s
game.